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Re: Leaving freezer on /open
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by JW1111 on Tue Jun 10th, 2008 at 06:19:30 PM MST
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My existing cellar is well insulated and cooled with well water through the floor. I can keep it about 15 cooler than the outside temp. So in 90 df heat I can keep it 75. But I dont like to run my Surflo pump that often because it wears it out. And I would like to keep my wine around 65 df. I normally through a blanket over my cases and they stay cooler than the ambient temp inside the cellar. I thought about building the foam walls around the cases to help cool them a bit more. A room inside a room. My freezer idea will be introduced this week as a little boost. I will leave the door cracked and put a small fan in there and turn the unit on during the hottest and sunniest times of the day, when I have the most power. I think it will help a little. I am also going to look at ac units and see how many amps they require after inverting 24vdc. Ultimately I would like the whole cellar completly climate controlled with green power. .Thanks.
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by zeusmorg on Tue Jun 10th, 2008 at 09:38:07 PM MST
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if the freezer is just sitting in the cellar it won't, you'll just heat it up. If there's no venting of the heat off the coils, all you'll do is burn up excess electricity and heat up the cellar.
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